基于微分磁导率的铁磁性材料无损检测新方法

利用微分磁导率变化特性,提出了一种可对材料的宏观缺陷进行快速扫查的无损检测新方法。首先,将铁磁性材料置于偏置磁化场环境下,缺陷将导致内部磁通的畸变;其次,磁通畸变进一步体现在材料表面微分磁导率分布的差异性;再次,通过特殊设计的微分磁导率检测探头,对材料表面微分磁导率的分布进行扫查;最后,由磁导率分布差异获得材料内部的不连续性信息,从而实现对缺陷的无损检测。开展了系列验证实验,结果表明,相对于传统的漏磁检测方法,新方法具有磁化强度低、磁通泄漏少、检测信号稳定的特点。新方法正、反面缺陷探测信号存在差异,在缺陷深度识别方面亦存在优势。

Vector imaging of electric field-induced reversible magnetization reversal in exchange-biased multiferroic heterostructures

Exchange bias between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers has been widely utilized in spintronic devices.Controlling the exchange bias in magnetic multilayers by an electric field(E-field)has been proposed as a low-power solution for manipulating the macroscopic properties such as exchange bias fields and magnetization values,while how the magnetic domains respond to the E-fields has rarely been reported in an exchange-biased system.Here,we realize the vector imaging of reversible electrical modulation of magnetization reversal in exchange-biased CoFeB/IrMn/PMN-PT(011)multiferroic heterostructures,utilizing in-situ quantitative magneto-optical Kerr effect(MOKE)microscopy.Under the electrical control,magnetic domains at-80 Oe rotate reversibly between around 160°and 80°-120°,whose transverse components reverse from 225°to 45°correspondingly.Moreover,pixel-by-pixel comparisons are conducted to further imply the reversible magnetization reversal by E-fields.Efield-induced reversible magnetization reversal is also demonstrated without applying external magnetic fields.Vector imaging of electrical manipulation of exchange bias is of great significance in understanding the magnetoelectric effect and the development of next-generation spintronic devices.

Large exchange bias in magnetic shape memory alloys by tuning magnetic ground state and magnetic-field history

The exchange bias is of technological significance in magnetic recording and spintronic devices.Pursuing a large bias field is a long-term goal for the research field of magnetic shape memory alloys.In this work,a large bias field of 0.53 T is achieved in the Ni50Mn34In16-xFex(x=1,3,5)system by tuning the magnetic ground state(determined by the composition x)and the magnetic-field history(determined by the magnetic field HFCduring field cooling and the maximum field HMaxduring isothermal magnetization).The maximum volume fraction of the interfaces between the ferromagnetic clusters and antiferromagnetic matrix and the strong interfacial interaction are achieved by tuning the magnetic ground state and the magnetic-field history,which results in strong magnetic unidirectional anisotropy and the large exchange bias.Moreover,two guidelines were proposed to obtain the large bias field.Firstly,the composition with a magnetic ground state consisting of the dilute spin glass and the strong antiferromagnetic matrix is preferred to obtain a large bias field;secondly,tuning the magnetic-field history by enhancing HFCand reducing HMaxis beneficial to achieving large exchange bias.Our work provides an effective way for designing magnetically inhomogeneous compounds with large exchange bias.